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S in a Trance,Album of the Week St Vincent Puts Lupo’s In A Trance Photo Credit: Kendra Whitcomb On March 8, at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, there was something incredible going on. Annie Clark, better known under the moniker St. Vincent, made her presence felt by bringing the noise and leaving everyone in awe. Jenny Hval opened the show with a memorable performance. It was the perfect way to close out the weekend with authority. With a lot of reverb and a trip-hop synth sound, Jenny Hval came on stage to open things up and got all sorts of weird. You had these solid beats setting a groovy tone, but her abstract style had the audience captivated. On stage was a screen that had images like a girl looking as if she was nearly kissing a coil, and there were performance artists — two ladies acting like they were put under a spell while Hval was performing. At one point there was even a dangling banana. It was unique to say the least, but the music was actually pretty rad and Hval has a beautiful voice that serves as an anchor for her craft. With the curtains closed and a robotic voice introducing the show, Clark and the rest of St. Vincent started it off with a noise pop number, “Bring Me Your Loves,” that had me hooked from the start. I was impressed by how much funk and groove they have. While performing “Cruel,” St. Vincent put on an amazing light show while getting crushingly electronic and groovy as hell. I’ll confess, it got me bobbing my head and shaking my hips a bit. After talking about the things everyone has in common and never giving up, Clark and crew kicked in “Chloe In The Afternoon” and my mind was obliterated. So much distortion to go with that clean sheen of pop really made it for me. Getting the crowd revved up for some bumpin’ synth with “Rattlesnake,” I thoroughly enjoyed the badass beats that turned Lupo’s into a cool dance party. Clark talked about her philosophy of retribution and more about what we have in common and then boom, the beat hit and “Huey Newton” took things over with vigor. Emphatic beyond compare, it was loud and intense, and everyone was loving it. Standing on a platform in epic fashion, Clark lead the rest of the band in “Cheerleader” and took everybody to church by getting grungy and noisy in the best way possible. My favorite song of the night had to be “Birth In Reverse,” a very jumpy vibe that was a fitting end to the initial performance. The crowd wanted more, yelling like a bunch of savages craving for another dose. Clark came up solo and stood on that platform for “Strange Mercy” and then introduced her bandmates Daniel Mintseris, Toko Yasuda & Matthew Lee Johnson. Together, they ripped “Your Lips Are Red” to smithereens. Raw, unapologetic noise consumed everyone and it captivated the whole room. Clark was crowd surfing, and pandemonium infected everyone at Lupos when she stood on top of a bouncer and threw a white shawl into the crowd. This was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot of shows in my time. Word on the street is that a lot of people who were at Lupo’s that night feel the same way. St. Vincent will be coming back to the New England area sooner than you think. Clark and her gang of talented musicians will perform at the Boston Calling Music Festival at Boston’s City Hall in May. If it’s going to be as good as they were at Lupo’s, then it’s something you won’t want to miss. For more info: ilovestvincent.com Album Of The Week: Newish Star’s How Soon We Forget With ripping guitars and fast rhythms mixed with a melancholy vibe, Buffalo’s Newish Star have that classic punk sound mixed with a pop sensibility that keeps them walking the fine line between being a blast from the past and the best new kickass band you’ve ever heard of. They have a new album out, How Soon We Forget, that is a huge force to be reckoned with. If you’re looking for a band that’ll flat out impress you and have you wanting more, look no further than Newish Star and their new album. In classic punk fashion mirroring the early styles of The Ramones and The Clash, How Soon We Forget doesn’t have a track that goes beyond the 3-minute mark. For anyone who has ADD, this album is definitely what you’ve been looking for. Full of fury and energy while keeping things genuinely real, Newish Star has an honest side to their songwriting that doesn’t sugarcoat anything. With unapologetic rock ‘n’ roll that hits your senses like a freight train, this band has a no-frills approach to their music that makes listening to them extremely enjoyable. Finally February is over! I don’t know about you, but February 2015 really sucked for nearly everyone in New England. A great example of things that don’t suck are my top tracks off of the Album Of The Week. Think of them as a dose of anti-February. With a weird intro that has a girl expressing her individuality, “Casino Run” shreds with blistering guitars and feverish drums that make for the ultimate headbanger. Another shredder is “Salt Water Tank,” a guaranteed mosh pit starter. Concluding the album in a heart-on-sleeve fashion, “Feeling Good” keeps it short and simple while blazing through a riff fest that is amazingly electrifying. Newish Star will be part of what should be a pretty insane show with The Atom Age, Richie Ramone & The Queers at Mohawk Place in Buffalo on April 1. Until they come to Providence, grab a copy of How Soon We Forget from Newish Star. They’ll be your new favorite band. Newish Star: newishstar.bandcamp.com Motif Interviews Sage Francis An enigmatic force and a local legend around Providence, Sage Francis has everyone’s ear when he has a microphone in his hand. He’ll be performing at The Met in Pawtucket on Fri, March 13 with New Haven, Conn-based musician Ceschi Ramos, Brooklyn hip-hop duo Metermaids and fellow Providence artist Storm Davis. In advance of the show, Sage and I had a chat about the success of his latest release, Copper Gone, obtaining Elmo costumes, the future of independent music and everything else. Rob Duguay: Last June you released your fifth studio album, Copper Gone, and it has become your biggest release yet. How do you handle your success as an artist? Do you embrace it or do you ignore it and focus on the next project? Sage Francis: I’m certainly happy with the acclaim I get after all the hard work, but it’s not something that I put much stock into. Success is such a dangerous word. It always makes me uneasy to see people equate my relative success with happiness. It’s all come with so much struggle and stress. When someone says, “At least you’re doing what you love,” it really makes me take a step back and wonder if they’d even know who I was if I actually did what I loved. I’ve been able to accomplish more than anyone could have predicted, and I’ll do my best to keep things moving — that’s all I can say. Once I feel like I’m standing on a mountain top and once I’m content enough to die there or come back down, I’ll be in a much better position to answer this kind of question. RD: Last month you and Ceschi Ramos put out a music video for the track “Barely Alive.” How did you and Ceschi meet and where can we get our own Elmo costumes? SF: Ceschi and I first met at a hardcore punk show in 1996. I don’t remember this, but he’s one of the very few people who purchased my first demo tape. I don’t think he started releasing any official albums until the mid-2000s but I took notice. Not just because he’s fairly local, but he’s clearly got a special talent. A few years later we started working together on various levels. I think he was the last person we had perform in the Strange Famous Records basement, back when we used to do shows at our office space. Anyway, the Elmo costumes are rentable at any bootleg costume shop. I don’t know, Ceschi was the one who hooked them up for our video. I just had to make sure my wig game was on point. No worries there, always is. RD: What is the most difficult thing about running Strange Famous, and what do you love most about it? SF: The most difficult thing is figuring out ways to make as much impact as possible with so few resources. I like keeping our label small and compact, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t want to reach as many people as possible. The odds placed against independent labels seemed to have increased exponentially since 2006. The hustle never ends, and I guess the exhaustion is the worst part. The best part is working with a team of people with a unified goal, it’s nice to be a part of something like that. It’s probably more important to me than I’ve fully acknowledged for the better part of a decade because I’ve been so immersed in it, distracted by how busy we’ve been.
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